Moon v. Board of Commissioners

The appellant claims that the appellee is indebted to him for services rendered as a surveyor in pro•ceedings to establish a ditch, and in his complaint sets forth .several items; some of these were allowed, and others, on motion, were struck from the complaint. The rejected items were for services in examining the record to ascertain the names of owners of lands adjacent to the proposed ditch, and for services in preparing reports of the viewers.

A claim against a county for services can exist only where 'there is a contract, or where there is a statute providing for them and directing…